Free Yamaha Sound System Siminar

Have you ever had sound system problems like unintelligible speech, feedback, or low volume? Do you need a new sound system or help with your current system? Well, if you answered yes to these questions, Andy's Music can help!

Andy's Music (Mobile, AL), is hosting a free PA clinic on Tuesday evening February 23, 2010, at 7:00 PM. This seminar is for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of sound systems or improving their effectiveness and understanding of sound system operation.

Each participant will receive a free Yamaha "Exploring Sound Reinforcement" DVD (a $50 value), and can register to win the drawing for a Yamaha C24 Pocketrak Recorder - a $199.00 value.

Topics include: system components and connections, signal flow, correct use of cables and connectors, system placement, equalizing a room, and much more. Seating is limited, so reserve your space today by emailing james@andysmusiconline.com, or calling us at 251-633-8944.

This free PA clinic is sponsored by Yamaha. The presenter is John Schauer, a 19-year veterean of Yamaha Corporation of America. John has more than 25 years of professional audio experience, and his ability to explain complex theories and other hard-to-understand topics by breaking them down into easy to follow terms makes his seminars both educational and entertaining.

John has worked with many professional sound companies, and assembled sound systems to provide support at all levels, from simple speech applications to 60-channel, 24,000 watt concert systems. John has provided audio for television, corporate, theatrical, and concert events and provides audio support for all of Yamaha’s corporate functions.

In his current role as product manager, John has been instrumental in developing products that the professional audio market requires. Recently, he was the executive producer for Yamaha’s Exploring Sound Reinforcement DVD, a 2+ hour in-depth explanation of sound systems.

Mark your calender and make plans for an informative and entertaining evening February 23, 7:00 PM, at Andy's Music, 1412 Hillcrest Rd., Mobile, AL 36695.

New Ibanez AEB5ENT Acoustic Electric Bass

The new Ibanez AEB5ENT acoustic electric bass delivers full-sounding, round low-end, when played acoustically or plugged-in. It is available in Black high-gloss, or Natural high-gloss finishes.

The addition of an acoustic bass in any musical situation adds a layer of warm, low-end resonance that makes songs come alive and arrangements sound more fleshed-out.

• Ibanez AEB5ENT Features:
• 32" scale
• AEB body
• Spruce top
• Agathis back and sides
• Chrome die-cast tuners
• Ibanez Piezo pickup
• Ibanez AEQ-202T preamp with 2-bane EQ and onboard tuner
• Natural high gloss finish
• Also available in black

New Ibanez Promethean Amplifiers

The new Ibanez Promethean amplifiers deliver power, portability and high fidelity, and are boldly creative and defiantly original. The Promethean head, with its standout fire-red finish and intuitive control design, features a built-in graphic EQ and the unique footswitch-accessible VIBE control for rapid changes between modern and vintage tones.

The Promethean head can be mounted into a combo cabinet or used with any high-quality bass speaker cabinet with the appropriate handling requirements. The full line of Promethean cabinets will be released summer 2009.

The Promethean amplifier is considered a Class D amp. During the operation of a Class D amp, the circuitry is switched either on or off, rather than operated in linear mode. This technology allows for its light weight and compact nature, without sacrificing power. The P5110 Combo weighs only 27.6 lbs (12.8"W x 13.1"H x 14.2"D). The P500H head (11"W x 10.4"D x 2.2"H) alone is only 6.4 lbs.

Feature Overview
PROMETHEAN P500H HEAD
•6-band graphic EQ/bass and treble shelving tone controls
•Peak limiting circuit
•Vibe (color) control knob allows both large and incremental changes of tone from vintage to modern bass tones
•2-way Clip Indicator
•Auxiliary input (1/8")
•Balance line out (XLR)
•Phones out, tuner out (1/8")
•Footswitch jack (Mute/Vibe)
•11"W x 10.4"D x 2.2"H
•Weight: 6.4 lbs

For more information on the new Ibanez Promethean amplifiers and other Ibanez products visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com, or call Andy's Music at 251-633-8944.

Yamaha Band Instrument Rebates

Purchase a qualifying Professional or Custom level Yamaha band instrument from Andy's Music between May 1st and August 31st, 2009 and receive a $100 mail-in rebate.

Click this link for rebate form and detailed information: Yamaha Band Instrument Rebates. For more information, please call Andy's Music at 251-633-8944.

New Road Worn Guitars And Basses From Fender

Fender Road Worn Series guitars and basses come with a head start on history and bring the guitarist and bassist the best of both worlds—a killer aged design aesthetic that conjures up the ghosts of past music lives, paired perfectly with the modern functionality, playability and high quality that players know to expect from Fender.

Based on classic Fender instruments of the 1950s and ’60s, and production methods invented at the world-renowned Fender Custom Shop, Road Worn instruments reflect the mystic quality of life on the road. The series consists of a ’50s Tele®, ’50s Strat®, ’60s Strat, ’50s Precision Bass® and ’60s Jazz Bass® guitars.

All models feature notably distressed nitrocellulose lacquer-finished bodies and necks, as well as worn chrome hardware (nickel/chrome for basses), to create an aged appearance. Additionally, while the guitars have been designed with period-correct specifications, several modern upgrades have been built into each model, including Tex Mex™ single-coil pickups, larger 6105 frets, and five-way pickup switches (Strat models).

The ’50s Tele features an ash body, maple neck, vintage-style tuning machines and three-saddle strings-thru-body bridge, one-ply white pickguard, and is available in Two-Color Sunburst and Blonde. The ’50s Strat has an alder body, maple neck, vintage-style tuning machines and synchronized tremolo, one-ply pickguard, and is available in Two-Color Sunburst and Black. The ’60s Strat features an alder body, maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, vintage-style tuning machines and synchronized tremolo, three-ply mint green pickguard, and is available in Three-Color Sunburst and Olympic White.

The ’50s Precision Bass has an alder body, maple neck, vintage-style reverse tuning machines and American Vintage bridge, gold anodized aluminum pickguard, and is available in Two-Color Sunburst and Fiesta Red. The ’60s Jazz Bass features an alder body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, vintage-style reverse tuning machines and American Vintage bridge, four-ply brown shell pickguard, and is available in Three-Color Sunburst and Fiesta Red.

“There’s something magical about a broken-in or worn instrument,” said Justin Norvell, director of marketing, Fender electric guitars. “Many of the musical icons we’ve looked up to for inspiration play road-hardened workhorse guitars, and there’s something very powerful and aspirational in that aesthetic. The new Fender Road Worn series guitars and basses allow players to experience not only the look, vibe and tone of those instruments, but—perhaps most importantly—they have smooth worn-in necks providing the same comfortable feel as vintage instruments.”

Fender Road Worn ’50s Tele, ’50s Strat and ’60s Strat guitars will be available from Andy's Music with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1,200; ’50s Precision Bass guitars have a suggested manufacturer’s price of $1,500; ’60s Jazz Bass guitars have a suggested manufacturer’s price of $1,570.

For more information about Fender guitars, go to www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

Tascam DP004 - New Digital Recorder

Today, recording is more affordable than ever, but the creative connection with the artist is sometimes lost in the windows, menus and complex interfaces of modern recording software. The newTASCAM DP-004 recaptures the immediacy Tascam cassette models, only updated with CD-quality digital recording. The compact multitrack recorder is covered with knobs and controls, making recording and mixing simple and fun. 

The new Tascam DP-004 Portable Digital Pocketstudio recorder makes recording simple and fun again. The DP004 is based on Tascam’s groundbreaking cassette Portastudios, and retains their creative interface while updating the sound quality with CD-quality digital recording. Smaller than a paperback book, it’s portable enough to take anywhere, and built-in microphones make it perfect for capturing song ideas and rehearsals. But despite its compact design, the DP-004 retains the famously-simple TASCAM Portastudio interface - so you can concentrate on making music. 

For more information on Tascam recorders, visit the musical instrument music store at www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

BOSS Slicer SL-20 Guitar Effect

The BOSS SL-20 guitar effects pedal transforms your music into percussive “chopped” grooves. Fifty rhythmic patterns are onboard, with adjustable note attack and duration, plus amazing Harmonic Slice effects. Create high-energy patterns onstage in real-time, or use the SL-20 as a songwriting and recording tool. Play the sliced sounds in realtime while capturing them with Loop Record.

The BOSS SL-20 is an addictive effect that inspires creativity. It’s great for guitarists, but it’s equally useful for other instrumentalists as well. Plug in a bass, keyboard, iPod®, or any other instrument or music-playback device. DJ's and dance-music artists will also love the SL20 as a rhythmic-performance tool.

The BOSS SL20 is not for everyone; the learning curve is not steep, just different. Check out all the BOSS guitar and bass effects at the music instrument music store at Andy's Music Online - http://www.andysmusiconline.com/.

Yamaha 's best selling console digital pianos - the YDP series - now have a name customers can ask for instead of only a number. ARIUS is the newest name in digital pianos and is sure to stand for the quality and piano-realism Yamaha has come be known for.

A combination of "Aureus" (Latin for "golden") and "Aria", ARIUS can be taken literally to mean "golden song" and there are two new models that are sure to live up to their moniker.

The Yamaha ARIUS YDP140 and ARIUS YDP160 have improved upon the YDP213 and YDP323 in tone, touch, and cabinetry. New piano Voices featuring 3-layer Dynamic Stereo Samples deliver true acoustic piano tone, while their Half-Damper Effect sustain pedals fluidly measure foot position for varying levels of sustain just like an acoustic piano.
The new dark alder YDP140 and dark rosewood YDP160 top-to bottom cabinetry replaces the walnut finish and Plexiglas music rests of the previous models for a more traditional console appearance.

All Yamaha ARIUS Home Digital Pianos include:
3-layer Dynamic Stereo Piano Samples
64 note polyphony
User song record
Adjustable touch response
50 Greats for the Piano music book

The ARIUS YDP160 and YDP140 digital pianos are available now from the music instrument music store at http://www.andysmusiconline.com.

Yamaha DTXtreme III

Introducing the new Yamaha DTXTREMEIII - an electronic drum kit like no other. The DTXTREME III comes from a long and illustrious line of Yamaha electronic drum kits, and features a brand new brain that's based upon Motif AWM2 sounds.

The DTXTREME III has an outstanding sampling capability (with optional memory installed) and a powerful sequencing engine. With USB MIDI on board, the DTXTREME III is not only a standout stand-alone instrument, it can function as the front end of a complete music production system embracing live performance, rhythm training, music creation and studio recording.

The DTXTREME’s preset kits and voices are just the beginning. You also have full WAV/AIFF sampling capability that lets you store your own sounds and compile your own kits, and a MIDI sequencer to drive new beats.

Specifications
Tone Generator Tone Generator AWM2
Polyphony 64 notes
Wave 205MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format)

Voice Preset 1,115 drum voices, 211 melody voices (GM)

Drum Kit Presets 50 kits, User 50 kits (in the Flash ROM), External 1584 kits (or 99 x 16, in the external USB storage device)
Effects Reverb 9 types, Chorus 19 types, Variation 51 types, Insertion 51 types, Master Effect 9 types, Master EQ 5 bands

Trigger Trigger Setup Preset: 7, User: 5, Pad songs play, chace, cutoff. 4 songs (max.) can be played simultaneously.

Sequencer
Note Capacity Approx. 152,000 notes
Note Resolution 480 ppq (parts per quarter note)
Song Recording type Real time
Song tracks 2 tracks
Songs Demo 3 songs
Practice songs 44 songs
Pad song 40 songs
User 50 songs
Sequence Format DTXTREME III Original Format, SMF format 0
Click Tempo 30 – 300 , Tap tempo
Beat 1/4 – 16/4, 1/8 – 16/8, 1/16 – 16/16
Timing Accent Quarter note, Eighth note, Sixteenth note, Triplet

Click Voices Preset 8
Training Functions Measure break, Groove check, Rhythm gate
Sampling Samples 1,016 (for the User Voices)
Sampling Sources Audio input signals via AUX IN/SAMPLING IN, Audio output signals via OUTPUT (Resample)
Sample Data Bits 16bit
Sampling Frequency 44.1kHz, 22.05 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 5.5125 kHz (stereo/mono)
Sampling Memory Optionally installed, expandable to 512 MB (256 MB DIMM x 2 slots)
* DIMMs are not installed to the instrument when shipped from the factory.

Sample Length Mono: 32MB, Stereo: 64MB
Sampling Time 44.1kHz: 6 min. 20 sec. 22.05kHz: 12 min. 40 sec. 11.025kHz: 25 min. 20 sec. 5.5125kHz: 55 min. 40 sec. *Mono/Stereo

Sample Format DTXTREME III Original format, WAV, AIFF
Controllers ■ Sliders MASTER, PHONES, CLICK, ACCOMP., KICK, SNARE, TOM, CYMBAL, HI-HAT, MISC.
Displays 240 x 64 dot graphic backlit LCD, 7-segment LED (3-digit)

Connectors MIDI IN/OUT
USB TO DEVICE/TO HOST
OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack)
DIGITAL OUT (EIAJ CP1201, IEC60958, S/P DIF)
INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT 1 – 6 (standard phone jack)
Trigger Input jacks 1 – 9, 12 – 15 (Standard stereo phone jack, L: Trigger Signal, R: Rim Switch)
Trigger Input jacks 10 and 11 (Standard stereo phone jack, L: Trigger Signal, R: Trigger Signal)
AUX IN/SAMPLING IN (Standard stereo phone jack)
PHONES (Standard stereo phone jack)
HI-HAT CONTROL (Standard stereo phone jack)
DC IN 16V

Power Consumption 18W
Dimensions, Weight 334(W) x 285(D) x 96(H) mm, 3.6kg

Accessories AC Power Adaptor (Yamaha PA-300B, or an equivalent), Module stand, Module stand fastening screws (4; included)

For more information on the Yamaha DTXtreme III digital drums, visit http://www.andysmusiconline.com/.

Edirol R-09 Update

Roland has updated the popular Edirol R-09 Wave/MP3 recorder with new software that will allow the R09 to accept 8GB SDHC memory cards.

This is the latest version of the R-09 operating system. Please refer to the "R-09UpdateReadMe.pdf" for the update procedure.

V.1.30 Update Adds:

• Support for up to 8GB SDHC memory cards
  
• A new manual File Split feature during recording

NOTE: The update files that you download and save to your computer from the link above are enclosed in a compressed zip file. These files will need to be extracted from the zip file before you can perform the update.

You can do this by using the WinZip application on your PC running Windows XP, or by using Stuffit Expander on your Macintosh (needed for OS 10.2.x or below). If you're using Mac OS X 10.3.x or above, then you will not need Stuffit Expander.

When you double-click on the downloaded file that you saved to your computer, WinZip or Stuffit Expander should startup automatically. If you do not have WinZip (PC) or Stuffit Expander (Mac) installed, then you must download it, install it, and extract/unzip the update files folder before you can complete the update procedure.

For more information on Edirol products, visit the online music instrument music store at http://www.andysmusiconline.com/

Yamaha YP225 Portable Keyboard

The new Yamaha YPG225 digital keyboard features 76 piano style keys with an ultra-real piano feel. It has all of the best sounds available at the push of one button, and recording performances is simple to do with the built-in 6-track sequencer.

The Yamaha YPG 225 also features the Yamaha Education Suite and performance assistant. Other features include flash ROM memory, easy song arranger, backlit LCD that's easy on the eyes for viewing, USB connectivity, an Easy Song Arranger to remix MIDI files and play them your way, and a Music Database with 267 keyboard setups listed by song title. In other words, it's loaded.

Roland SP-555 Sampler

The newest member of the Roland SP-sampler family breaks ground with innovative features such as Loop Capture, and Super Filter. The SP-555 is fast and powerful, but one thing has been preserved from previous SP models: fun! It’s the ultimate toolkit for DJs, producers, sample-based musicians, or performers who want to take their act to the next level.

Ultra-easy sampling with innovative Loop Capture feature
Versatile sampling through Line input, phantom-powered Mic input, USB audio streaming, and WAV/AIFF import
Dozens of killer performance effects, including Super Filter and DJFX Looper
Audio interface capability with any DAW or DJ audio application (Cakewalk SONAR LE included)
Large Sample Memory via Compact Flash (up to 2GB)
Bundled Wave Converter software (Mac and PC) for importing and exporting WAV/AIFF files
Infrared D BEAM controller and V-LINK compatibility for high-impact performance

For information on Roland products, visit the music instrument music store at http://www.andysmusiconline.com/

Ibanez Mikro 3/4 Size Guitar

The Ibanez Mikro 3/4 scale electric guitar is perfect for last minute rehearsals, running scales while waiting for downloads, young rockers just joining the fray or anyone who just wants a smaller neck and body.

Not to be confused with other small guitars, the Ibanez Mikro is no toy. Mikro features the same construction, high quality and careful set-up of the Ibanez full size GRX and GRG models.

BUY IT HERE.

Roland HD-1 V-Drums

The new Roland HD 1 V-Drum Lite digital drum kit is forged from the same technology as its predecessors, but it's much simpler to use. The HD1 is also incredibly quiet, thanks to the newly designed kick beater, cushioned tom pads, and snare head. The Roland HD-1 is also conveniently compact and stylish — perfect for every home, school, or studio, and it's priced for the masses. Most of the HD-1’s components are mounted on one stand for easy setup and transport, and for a clean look. Just take it out of the box and play.

The HD1 might look small, but it sounds and performs impressively large. With Roland’s legendary V-Drum know-how at the core, the HD-1 electronic drum kit is a dream for first-timer or casual players as well as for parents, since the volume level can be completely controlled via volume knob and/or headphones.

Yamaha NP-30 - Compact Digital Piano

—BUENA PARK, Calif. — The new Yamaha NP-30 Digital Piano, which debuted at Winter NAMM 2007, represents an entirely new class of Yamaha digital pianos. Designed to offer quality, value and portability with a lighter touch, the NP30 includes 76 Graded Soft Touch piano-style keys and stereo-sampled piano voices. Additional features include 10 quality voices like Pianos, Organs, and Strings plus 32 notes of polyphony and ten recordings of standard piano repertoire.

The NP30 offers Yamaha's first-ever Graded Soft Touch key action. While the touch is lighter than the Graded Hammer Standard and Graded Hammer Effect actions of the more robust digital piano models, Graded Touch provides medium resistance in the left hand that gets lighter as you move up the keyboard allowing faster passages with your right hand. For lower-impact playing, this semi-weighted action is also ideal for aspiring pianists who suffer from arthritis or repetitive stress disorders. What's more, the physical aspects of the Graded Touch action help bring the overall weight of the NP30 to 12 pounds, even lower than the P70, previously Yamaha's lightest digital piano.

For more information on the NP30 Digital Piano visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com or call Andy's Music at 251.633.8944.

Fender G-DEC Guitar Amp

The Music Trades magazine, the musical instrument industry’s most senior and prestigious trade publication, has awarded Fender its coveted “Product of the Year” for the company’s G-DEC amplifier, as announced in the April 2006 issue.

The Fender G-DEC (Guitar Digital Entertainment Center) is Fender’s wildly successful new guitar amplifier that features digital reproductions of various amps and effects, plus onboard drum loops, bass lines and many other features that represent a quantum leap forward in the technology of learning and practicing the guitar.

According to Music Trades, selecting the Product of the Year “has often been a difficult task, given the number of creative minds at work within our business.”

“This year however, you made it relatively simple. In terms of impact, Fender’s creation of the G-DEC is momentous and a logical choice for Product of the Year. We feel that one of our roles as a trade paper is to honor those who have enriched the industry. So it is a pleasure to be able to accord a small tribute to a product that has fostered the creative process and provided a source of profit to retailers.”

The G-DEC joins an impressive list of Music Trades Product of the Year winners. Last year, for example, the award went to the popular GarageBand™ home recording software system by Apple Computers Inc.

“When we consider the company we are in and the other fine products that have previously won this award, we can only say that we are honored to be held in such high esteem,” said Shane Nicholas, marketing manager for Fender amplifiers. “We owe thanks to everyone involved, including our design team, our dealers and, of course, the huge number of guitarists around the world who have made the G-DEC the success that it is.”

For more information on Fender Guitars and Fender Amps, visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

Fender Guitars

In 1951 Leo Fender introduced a prototype solid-body guitar that would eventually be called the Fender Telecaster guitar. The Fender Tele, as it was often called then and still is today, was the first solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar to be commercially mass-produced.

The Fender Stratocaster first appeared in 1954, and incorporated many design innovations based on feedback from professional musicians, Fender staff and Leo Fender himself. The Strat's third single-coil pickup offered more tonal possibilities than the two on the Tele, and its sleekly contoured body made it more comfortable. The double cutaway design of the Stratocaster made access to upper registers much easier.

The most important innovation on the Strat, however, was the addition of the new Fender vibrato (or “tremolo”) bridge, an innovation originally intended to let guitarists bend strings, thus achieving the pedal steel-like effect so popular among country music artists of the day. Nobody could have foreseen then how the Fender Stratocaster would go on to revolutionize popular music. Essentially unchanged since its 1954 debut, the Strat is the most popular and influential Fender electric guitar ever, and players at all levels and in all genres continue to rely on its sound, playability and versatility to this day.

Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock ‘n’ roll, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues and many others. Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the world’s most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender guitars and amps. Legendary Fender guitars like the Telecaster® and Stratocaster® guitars and Precision® and Jazz® bass guitars are universally acclaimed as design classics.

BUY FENDER GUITARS HERE.

Edirol R09 WAV Recorder

The Edirol R09 is perfect for capturing live music events, recitals, and rehearsals. It’s also handy as a songwriter’s sketchpad, ensuring that no moment of inspiration is lost. But the R09 has many valuable uses outside of the music world as well. Students can use it to record lectures. Broadcasters and journalists can throw away their antiquated cassette recorders and use the R09 for in-the-field interviews. Wherever, whenever there’s a need to capture audio, the R09 can do it hassle-free thanks to its built-in microphone and long battery operation.

The R09 is perfect for capturing live music events, recitals, and rehearsals. It’s also handy as a songwriter’s sketchpad, ensuring that no moment of inspiration is lost. But the R09 has many valuable uses outside of the music world as well. Students can use it to record lectures. Broadcasters and journalists can throw away their antiquated cassette recorders and use the R09 for in-the-field interviews. Wherever, whenever there’s a need to capture audio, the R09 can do it hassle-free thanks to its built-in microphone and long battery operation.

New Mackie Audio Mixers

January 2007 - Mackie has just announced an upgrade to their popular line of professional audio mixers, the VLZ3 series. The new models include: 1642-VLZ3, 1604-VLZ3, 1402-VLZ3, AND 1202-VLZ3.

With the same features and functionality of their predecessors, the re-engineered Mackie sound mixers have even greater headroom than the original VLZ mixer boards, and also have a redesigned Mix Bus made significant enhancements to the EQs, giving these new audio mixers a more intuitive and musical feel.

Whether you need a sound mixing board for a church, club work, or a full-featured workhorse for home and studio recording, you owe it to yourself to check out the new Mackie pro audio mixers. For additional information on Mackie pro audio products, visit http://www.andysmusiconline.com/.

Bass Amp - New Ampeg BA300

At 40 lbs., the Ampeg BA300/115 bass amp combo redefines the term, "portability." Although it packs a 15" LF driver, an HF horn (with Level control), and 300 watts of pure Ampeg output into just over four cubic feet, the BA300/115 is ultra-transportable. And you get all the Ampeg tone-shaping you’ve grown accustomed to, thanks to its 12AX7 tube preamp, Style control, 3-Band EQ, and Ultra-High/Low switches. The BA300 is unmatched for tonal versatility.

The Ampeg BA300/115 bass amp is ideal for the semi-pro to professional player seeking superb tone-sculpting options, extreme portability, and SVT-level output.

For more information on Ampeg bass and guitar amps, visit http://www.andysmusiconline.com/.

Ampeg Guitar Amp - New J20 Tube Combo

Leave it to the tone-obsessed guitar amp engineering staff at Ampeg to come up with the no-compromise, 20-watt, all-tube, point-to-point wired J-20 all tube combo. Part of the Diamond Blue Lead Series, the J-20 Jet's retro-styling is highly evocative of the '60s in attitude, as well as tone.

The Ampeg J-20's preamp section boasts not one, but three 12AX7 tubes, and its dual 6V6 output stage operates in either cathode- or fixed-biased mode. The end-result of all this "inner tubing" is a guitar combo with controllable vintage "crunch" along with Ampeg's hallmark ease-of-operation. The simple Volume/Tone control setup makes it easy to quickly dial in just the right amount of edge for personal bliss.

With its point-to-point wiring, 5AR4 rectifier tube, 12" alnico speaker, and foot-switchable, bias-vary tremolo circuitry, the Ampeg J-20 is a no-compromise guitar amp ideal for even the most tone obsessed guitarist.

For more information on Ampeg guitar and bass amps, visit http://www.andysmusiconline.com/.

Yamaha CP33 Digital Keyboard

The Yamaha CP33 digital keyboard piano is the perfect choice for the player who's looking for first class piano sound and feel in a compact portable piano. Three layer stereo samples including sustain and key-off samples provide the scope of expression which is usually only available from acoustic instruments.

The CP33 digital piano gives you the same pedal control as an actual grand piano. It has a Sustain and an AUX jack (which can be configured as Soft or Sostenuto, or even Expression). On certain piano sounds, Sustain can be partially applied—reproducing the "half-damper" effect of slightly muting the resonating strings on a real piano.

Despite its full 88-key keyboard, realistic grand piano sound and extensive features, the CP33 is exceptionally compact, light and portable. It goes wherever you go, sets up anywhere you need, and gives you complete piano performance everywhere you play.

As a master keyboard controller, the CP33 electronic keyboard piano lest you take full command of your MIDI keyboard setup. Play and control external synthesizers and tone generators (such as the MOTIF-RACK ES) during your performance. Assign different internal voices to different sections of the keyboard or even create complex, multi-textured layers of sound. There are two instrument Zones on the CP33 with dedicated Zone sliders on the panel that let you easily tweak the level of each instrument as you play.

For more information on the Yamaha CP33 digital, and other Yamaha keyboards, visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com, or call 251-633-8944.

Yamaha EMX5016CF Powerd Mixer

Live sound gear can be intimidating, but Yamaha's new EMX5016CF Powered Mixer takes the confusion out of setting up a professional-sounding live music experience. This 16-channel stereo powered mixer, which includes two 500-watt amplifiers, is ideal for bands, churches and small rental applications.

The EMX5016CF delivers the convenience of an integrated powered mixer with input capacity, flexible features, and solid sound that critical live sound applications demand. It is remarkably compact and portable for a live sound system with this much capability, but offers performance and reliability that will satisfy the discerning professional user either on the road or in installed applications. And thanks to leading Yamaha digital technology, the EMX5016CF also includes a number of innovations that make it easier than ever to achieve top-class sound in just about any venue.

An impressive power output of 500 watts per channel means it can handle fairly large audiences, indoors or out. The EMX5016CF goes considerably beyond the standard definition of "powered mixer," entering the realm of serious sound reinforcement.

Features Include:

Versatile 16-Input Configuration Adapts to Varied Source Requirements
Advanced Channel EQ
Ample I/O for Expansion and Integration
One-knob Compression on Mono Channels
9-band Digital Graphic EQ with Presets & Memory
FRC (Frequency Response Correction) System
Automatic Feedback Suppression
Multi-band "Maximizer"
Dual Yamaha SPX Effect Processors

Casio Keyboards

17th November 2006 – Casio Electronics is pleased to announce the release of three new digital keyboard products in its WK range of high-end musical keyboards.

Casio prides itself on revolutionary new products that are designed and engineered to make creating music easier, while delivering the highest possible sound quality. Each of the new electronic keyboards provides unrivaled quality at their respective price-points.

Casio introduces the WK-8000, an 88 key piano-style keyboard with a powerful audio system, and bass reflex speaker system that offers users the ability to play keyboard or piano style, while utilizing their latest selection of real dynamic sampled instrument tones to accompany the player.

Casio WK-8000
Available now, this 88 key piano-style digital keyboard comes equipped with a stylish stand, and offers a dual-element ZPI sound source enabling many different levels of dynamic expression. the WK8000 also offers an editable drawbar organ function for authentic traditional and rock tones. There are 670 rich preset tones, and 224 user areas for you to create your own. Additional features include:

• Direct PC connection with USB interface for easy data transfer and new sound uploads.
• SD card slot for data transfer---perfect for backing up song memories and your favourite set ups.
• Multiple sound effects including reverberation, chorus and equaliser
• 32 note polyphony, synthesizer and mixer function

Casio WK3800 and WK3300 Digital Keyboards
The WK-3300 and WK-3800 replace Casio models WK-3200 and WK-3700 respectively. The new replacement models feature new upgrades. For the WK-8000 these upgrades include additional tones and high performance rhythm patterns as well as an SD Card slot and USB terminal. The WK-3800 also features an additional floppy disc drive for loading and saving traditional Standard MIDI files, L+R line out terminals and a modulation wheel for added expression.

All of the Casio WK Series keyboards are equipped with Internet Data Expansion Systems (IDES) allowing users to download additional data such as tones,rhythms, songs and much more, to tailor the keyboard to suit your specific needs. For more information on Casio keyboards, please visit: www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

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Yamaha Digital Pianos - YDP223, YDP323, YDP213

Yamaha Digital Piano Series: Part I

Digital Keyboard Models Yamaha YDP223, YDP323, and YDP213

Most people who are players, and who are familiar with Yamaha electronic keyboard products, know about the quality and sound of Yamaha digital pianos. In the past few years, the cost of owning a digital piano with weighted action has plummeted to an all-time low.

In the not too distant past, say 5-6 years ago, the least expensive Yamaha digital piano with weighted action cost about $2000.00, and it did not have the quality of sound and features of today's electronic keyboards. Today's models are feature rich, and have a much improved sound and keyboard action. Let's begin with the Yamaha YDP223.

Yamaha YDP223 Digital Piano
The YDP223 has been around awhile, but it is still one of the most popular weighted key digital pianos we sell. It combines great sound and features in an attractive cabinet that will add a touch of elegance to any home or church. The YDP223 features an 88 Key Graded Hammer Action keyboard. Graded Hammer Action emulates the action of a grand piano - heavier in the bass and lighter in the treble areas of the keyboard (on a grand piano, the hammers get thicker as you move from treble to bass). The earlier digital piano models certainly didn't have this feature!

The YDP223 has 14 high quality voices for you to choose from. These include 2 Grand Pianos, 2 Electric Pianos, 2 Church Organs, 2 Harpsichords, Vibraphone, 2 Strings, Jazz Organ, Choir and Guitar. And you can combine two sounds at once, like Piano and Strings. For your learning and listening pleasure, you'll find 50 built-in songs. There's even a songbook included too. And finally, there is a matching padded bench.

The Yamaha YDP series of digital pianos also includes two other models, the YDP323 and the YDP213. They are less feature rich, and do not have the sound of the YDP223, but they offer a lot of bang for the buck!

Yamaha YDP323
The Yamaha YDP323 digital keyboard uses Yamaha's renowned AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technology and Stereo Sampling. When you play a key on the YDP323, what you hear is a "sample", or digital recording, of the same note on a high quality concert grand piano. This exceptionally realistic, natural acoustic sound makes the Yamaha YDP323 ideal for anyone wanting true piano tone.

Like the YDP223, the YDP323 has three pedals - damper, soft, and sostenuto - to let you perform more expressively. It too has a built-in digital recorder, variable touch sensitivity, dual mode, and digital reverb. Through the end of the year, Yamaha is offering a $100 mail in rebate. For additional information, click this link: Yamaha YDP323.

Yamaha YDP213
The YDP213 is the most affordable digital piano in the Yamaha YDP series. It has the expressive GHS (Graded Hammer Standard effect) keyboard. Unlike conventional digital piano keyboards that use springs or dampers to simulate piano feel, the GHS keyboard uses weights and mechanical linkages to provide a new level of realism. You'll notice the difference it makes as soon as you start playing.

The keyboard on the Yamaha YDP213 even has variable touch sensitivity. Select the hard, medium or soft setting to match your playing style or finger strength. Turn off sensitivity for a fixed response setting, ideal when playing the organ. Other features include 64 note polyphony, 6 voices, dual voice mode, metronome, and digital reverb. Matching bench included, too.

So, there you have it. Three very good digital pianos with good looks to match their quality sound (don't forget the matching bench that's included free), and there's a price point for almost any budget.

For more information on Yamaha digital keyboards visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com, or call Andy's Music at 251-633-8944.

Yamaha Portable Keyboards

Many people know about Yamaha portable keyboards and guitars today, but it wasn't always so in the past. Yamaha began over one hundred years ago when a young entrepreneur named Torakusu Yamaha set out to craft a high-quality reed organ. Before long, the company he founded had not only gone on to manufacture Japan's first piano, it had also gained recognition abroad: In 1904, a Yamaha piano and organ were awarded an Honorary Grand Prize at the St. Louis World's Fair.

From these auspicious beginnings, Yamaha grew to become one of the best-loved manufacturers of musical instruments in the world. And as it grew, the company capitalized on a unique heritage of artisanship and technological know-how to diversify into an astoundingly wide range of products and services.

Today, Yamaha is a leader in businesses ranging from musical instruments and audio & video products to information technology products, new media services, home furnishings, auto components, specialty metals, music education and resort facilities. Yet, true to their musical origins, no matter what business they take on -- or what country they do business in -- they seek to remain perfectly attuned to a set of common values that define the World of Yamaha.

For a complete selection of Yamaha musical instruments, please visit our website at www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

Andy's Music - Readers Choice First Place Award

October 29, 2006 - Andy’s Music has once again been selected as the best music store in the Mobile Register’s 5th Annual Readers Choice Awards. This award has been presented each year since 2002, and Andy’s Music has won first place for five consecutive years.

“We’re extremely honored to be selected as Mobile’s favorite musical instrument dealer”, says Jim Andrews, store manager. “Having been selected once is quite an honor, but to be selected five years in a row is very special”.

The Mobile music scene includes several specialty music dealers, and a national guitar chain. Andrews says, “We appreciate the confidence shown in us by readers of the Mobile Register, and we’ll continue to strive for excellence in customer service. In today’s competitive marketplace, you can’t take anything for granted, especially your customers!”

Andy’s Music, established in 1977, is a full-line musical instrument dealer in Mobile, Alabama. Andy’s sells and services most major brands of musical instruments and products include guitars, drums, keyboards, pianos, pro audio, band and orchestra instruments, and sheet music.

Andy’s Music is one of the few music dealers in the U.S. to represent all three divisions of the Yamaha Corporation: Yamaha Pianos and Clavinovas, Yamaha Band and Orchestra Instruments, and Yamaha Combo products (Yamaha portable keyboards, pro audio, guitars and drums). Their website address is: http://www.andysmusiconline.com.

In the Readers Choice Awards, readers are asked to nominate their “favorites” in 137 categories. These categories are in the major areas of Shopping & Services, Entertainment, Sports, etc. Readers nominated businesses by completing a ballot published in the Mobile Register. The newspaper announces a winner and two finalists.

The Mobile Register's primary area of circulation is the Mobile MSA. The MSA is comprised of Mobile and Baldwin Counties and is home to 397,945 adults 18+. The Mobile MSA is Alabama's second largest metro area and consistently ranks among the top 100 out of 320 metro areas in the United States.

Daily, the Mobile Register is read by over 219,000 or 55% of all adults in the Mobile MSA. On Sunday, the readership increases to 69% or 273,000 adults. During an average week the Mobile Register reaches 324,000 or 81% of all adults in the Mobile MSA.

Digital Multitrack Recorders - Audio Recording

Making good music is a succession of great moments, made even better when your musician friends are with you. Hours seem like minutes. Today's audio recorders let you capture your precious moments to share with friends and family, and maybe even the world. It's never been easier to record your music. Let's take a look at some of the latest digital micro recorders from Edirol, Zoom, and BOSS.

The Edirol R09 is ultra small and looks like a gadget, but make no mistake, it performs. You can even record and play back MP3 files. The R09 is perfect for capturing live music events, recitals, and rehearsals. It’s also handy as a songwriter’s sketchpad, ensuring that no moment of inspiration is lost. But the R09 has many valuable uses outside of the music world as well. Students can use it to record lectures. Broadcasters and journalists can throw away their antiquated cassette recorders and use the R09 for in-the-field interviews. Wherever, whenever there’s a need to capture audio, the R09 can do it hassle-free thanks to its built-in microphone and long battery operation.

The Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder is another "digital wonder" you can hold in your hand. The Zoom H4 features two studio-quality electret condenser microphones configured in an X/Y pattern for true stereo recording. It also includes 2 combination XLR-1/4-inch input jacks with phantom power for use with any external microphones of your choice. And the H4 is loaded with onboard studio effects like compression, limiting and mic modeling. An 1/8-inch headphone jack is also provided for monitoring.

The H4 records data to Secure Digital (SD) media, and a 128MB SD card is included with the unit. With a 2GB SD memory card, the H4 provides up to 380 minutes of recording in 16-bit mode (CD Quality), and 34 hours in MP3 stereo mode. To move your recordings to a PC or Mac, the H4 includes a USB mass-storage interface.

Third on our list (for no particular reason), is the new BOSS Micro BR Recording Studio. The Micro BR is so small you can put it in your pocket! It measures just 136.0 mm x 81.0 mm x 21.4 mm (5-3/8" x 3-3/16" x 7/8"). But even though it’s tiny, the Micro BR packs an entire studio’s worth of features into its tiny case. There are a dozen buttons on its front panel, nine knobs, and even a built-in microphone for quick capture.



At its core, the Micro BR is a four-track studio with four simultaneous playback tracks and two simultaneous record / input tracks. However, there’s more to this recorder than meets the eye. Each of the four main playback tracks also has eight companion V-Tracks (for a total of 32), so you can record take after take after take, then pick your best material for final mixdown.

And last but not least, is the new BOSS BR600 Recording Studio. The BR600 provides eight simultaneous playback tracks, but there’s more than meets the eye. Each of the eight tracks also contains eight V-Tracks (virtual tracks), which gives musicians quick access to 64 tracks of recorded material. They can record dozens of takes, and choose their favorites for mixdown.

Tracks can be manipulated with the powerful effects built into the BR 600. Derived from BOSS high-end recorders, these quality algorithms can give even the dullest tracks maximum impact — mistakes can be fixed, mixes can be mastered. Included in the effects suite: COSM guitar and bass amp models plus chorus, delay, reverb, and EQ for every channel. Pitch correction is provided as well.

Wherever musicians go, the ultra-portable BR-600 is ready to record. It can operate on six AA batteries (or AC). Quality stereo microphones are built in for point-and-capture recording on the spot. Whether for recording band rehearsals, gigs, or capturing ambient sounds, the BR-600 is all musicians need to get the job done with no hassle. It records its CD-quality digital audio direct to the included Compact Flash card, the international standard for reliable, portable storage, and even comes with a custom carrying bag and XLR-to-1/4” mic adapter.

Roland Digital Piano RD 700SX

The Roland RD 700SX is equipped with the most authentic and expressive multisampled grand sounds to ever adorn a Roland digital piano. The RD700SX represents the pinnacle of digital piano design and performance. It carries on the tradition of previous Roland digital pianos like the RD 300 and RD 150 of years past.

Driven by Roland’s most powerful sound engine, the RD-700SX enables the ultimate in sound and performance with two world-class grand piano waveforms at its core. It features 128-voice polyphonic performance, a Progressive Hammer-Action keyboard, and an expanded sound set (which includes brilliant electric pianos, authentic virtual tonewheel organs, and more). The Roland RD-700SX is an unrivaled new breed of Roland digital piano.

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Yamaha MO6

The new Yamaha MO6 synth workstation is one of our top-selling keyboards. For a limited time, it is available with a free SanDisk Mini USB Flash Drive. The flash drive makes saving your data quick and worry free.

This offer is available only while supplies last, so order soon.

Yamaha CP300 Piano

The Yamaha CP300 is the flagship of the stage piano series. It features a 40MB 3-Layer stereo piano sample with sustain and key-off, and graded hammer action keys. With XLR outputs and master-keyboard functionality, integrated XG tone-generator, 16 track sequencer and built in loudspeakers the CP 300 is a star of studio, stage, and study.

Drawing on their rich tradition and experience, the Yamaha CP300 gives the live performer all the sound and expressiveness of a superbly mic’d grand piano with the portability and versatility of a modern digital instrument. The CP300 remains true to the CP series heritage.

Crafting the authentic sound of the CP300 piano involved extraordinary attention to detail. Yamaha used meticulously recorded stereo samples of top-quality instruments, taken at various playing strengths, and included subtle elements such as String Resonance (harmonic overtones), Stereo Sustain (open strings while pedaling), and even Key-Off Samples (recordings of felt dampers coming to rest on vibrating piano strings)—providing the most authentic sounding and finely nuanced acoustic piano voices possible. There’s also a wide variety of other dynamic sounds, including vintage electric piano, organ, guitar, strings, and much more.

As master keyboard controllers, the CP 300 stage piano lets you take full command of your gear. Play and control external synthesizers and tone generators (such as the MOTIF-RACK ES) during your performance. Assign different internal voices to different sections of the keyboard or even create complex, multi-textured layers of sound. There are four instrument Zones on the CP300 with dedicated Zone sliders on the panel that let you easily tweak the level of each instrument as you play. You can also freely reassign the sliders and wheels to control other sonic characteristics of the connected gear as desired, such as sound attack, decay, brightness and filter cutoff.

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Yamaha AW1600 With Freebies

The Yamaha AW1600 is being offered on our website with two free items worth almost $300. This offer is temporary, and is subject to availability of the items offered. So if you're shopping for an AW1600, check it out today at this link: Yamaha AW1600 with Freebies!

BOSS Micro BR Digital Recorder

BOSS Micro BR digital recorder - the ultimate palmtop recording studio.

Only slightly larger than an iPod, the tiny-yet-powerful Micro BR is dream for musicians on the go. The Micro BR offers four simultaneous playback tracks (plus 32 V-Tracks), an SD Card slot, onboard multi-effects, built-in rhythm patterns, a tuner, MP3 compatibility, USB, and more. No guitar case or gig bag should be without one!

Ultra portable, only slightly larger than an iPod
4-track playback, 32 V-Tracks
SD Card slot for recording media, 128MB card included
Multi-effects onboard
Time-Stretch and Center Cancel features
293 rhythm patterns
MP3 compatible
Built-in tuner and microphone
USB port for data transfer

Yamaha YPG525 - DGX520

The new Yamaha YPG525 is the latest keyboard in the "GX/DGX" series of instruments. It was preceded by the GX76, DGX500, and DGX505.

The GX76 was introduced ca. 2000, and it was unique in that it was one of the first portable keyboards to have 76-keys; most had only 61-keys. It featured the Yamaha Education Suite, the Portable Grand Sound, and the DJ set of voices. It was a huge success, and was eventually replaced by the DGX500.

The Yamaha DGX500 did the GX76 one better - it had 88-keys and a floppy disk drive. It had basically the same features, but with updated sounds and components. The DGX505 followed, and replaced the floppy drive with Smart Media card slot and included a new feature called Performance Assistant technology. With Performance Assistant, you could play along with a song on the instrument’s keyboard and produce a perfect performance every time … even if you played wrong notes! That brings us to the present, and the introduction of the YPG525, (known in other circles as the DGX520).

The all new Yamaha YPG525 is the portable grand that the family can explore music on and grow with. This 88-key lightly weighted action product includes state of the art enhancements like USB MIDI for computer connectivity, USB TO DEVICE for connecting USB storage devices, and an amazing educational suite that will get you up and playing immediately.

For additional information on the YPG525 or other Yamaha keyboard products, visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

BOSS Digital Recorder BR600

The BOSS BR600 is the latest arrival in the BOSS recording studio series. The BR 600, is the most physically streamlined, feature-rich eight-track studio on the market. BOSS has a long, celebrated history as the world’s premier compact-effects manufacturer, but now the BOSS brand has become synonymous with portable digital recording as well.

The BR600 provides eight simultaneous playback tracks, but there’s more than meets the eye. Each of the eight tracks also contains eight V-Tracks (virtual tracks), which gives musicians quick access to 64 tracks of recorded material. They can record dozens of takes, and choose their favorites for mixdown.

Tracks can be manipulated with the powerful effects built into the BR 600. Derived from BOSS high-end recorders, these quality algorithms can give even the dullest tracks maximum impact — mistakes can be fixed, mixes can be mastered. Included in the effects suite: COSM® guitar and bass amp models plus chorus, delay, reverb, and EQ for every channel. Pitch correction is provided as well.

The BR600 has a high-quality drum machine built in. Perfect backing tracks can be assembled from the nearly 300 drum/percussion patterns built in, or beats can be programmed from the velocity-sensitive pads. Rock, pop, blues, country, R&B, Latin, and more — kick-start a song from the many styles provided.

Wherever musicians go, the ultra-portable BR-600 is ready to record. It can operate on six AA batteries (or AC). Quality stereo microphones are built in for point-and-capture recording on the spot. Whether for recording band rehearsals, gigs, or capturing ambient sounds, the BR-600 is all musicians need to get the job done with no hassle.

The BR 600 records its CD-quality digital audio direct to the included Compact Flash card, the international standard for reliable, portable storage, and even comes with a custom carrying bag and XLR-to-1/4” mic adapter.

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BOSS BR600 interactive demo, click here.

Yamaha YPG Series Now Shipping

Yamaha used its experience building acoustic pianos to create the YPG Portable Grand Series of keyboards. The Yamaha YPG625 and YPG525 both have 88 keys. While the keys on the YPG625 are weighted, the keys on the YPG525 are not. The YPG225 has 76 keys.

The Yamaha Portable Grand Series Keyboards are perfect for practicing or performing. While special care has been taken to make the Portable Grand Series sound as much like an acoustic piano as possible, you’ll also find a host of classic synthesizer features that will let you practice and perform in any style you can imagine.

The Yamaha YPG 625 is Yamaha’s most piano like ever, with weighted graded hammer action, ultra-real feel and more! All the best sounds are available at the push of button and recording virtuoso performances is simple with the built-in recorder. The Yamaha Education Suite and USB connectivity (USB to Device) add functionality. The YPG525 is like the YPG625, except the keys are not weighted.

The YPG-225 features 76 piano-style touch sensitive keys, professional pitch bend wheel for more expressive playing of brass and string instruments and comes with innovative features like USB computer connectivity, a large selection of realistic voices including the Yamaha Portable Grand, and the Yamaha Education Suite.

The Yamaha YPG series of keyboards are truly at the top of their class for quality sound, features, and versatility. For more information contact www.andysmusiconline.com, or click the links above.

Yamaha Guitar Celebrates 40 Years

Yamaha Guitar Celebrates 40 Years Of Making Music

ANAHEIM, Calif.—For 40 years, Yamaha Guitars has been a driving force in the music industry by pioneering manufacturing techniques and innovating revolutionary designs. Through innovations such as the APX acoustic/electrics, Drop 6 semi-baritone scale, the Silent Guitar, and RGXA2's A.I.R. technology, Yamaha Guitars has been able to sustain 40 years of continuously growing success. From Woodstock to Live 8, Yamaha Guitars have been there to help define generation after generation of music.

“Yamaha Guitars have paralleled music trends since 1966,” says Tom Sumner, vice president and general manager, Yamaha Pro Audio & Combo Division. “Innovations that we created have helped shape the guitar industry as we know it.”

In 1966, Yamaha began producing the first FG series acoustic guitars at Yamaha's custom shop in Hamamatsu, Japan. The legendary FG line has been a staple in the music industry and has provided millions of musicians the inspiration to create music.

The 1970s saw the rise of Yamaha's electric guitars, most notably the SG guitars made famous by artists like Carlos Santana. “Of all the excellent – and generally unheralded – guitars built by Yamaha over the years, none has achieved quite the legendary status as the Yamaha SG-2000,” wrote Vintage Guitar magazine.

Yamaha's prominence in the bass world came in the 1980s with the birth of the celebrated BB Series basses with their stellar endorsers such as Michael Anthony, Nathan East, Billy Sheehan, and Tony Kanal.

Yamaha established an artist/R&D facility in 1990 in the heart of the music industry in Hollywood, California: Yamaha Guitar Development. YGD not only modified and customized artists' guitars, but also created all-new models and prototypes that would later be produced for worldwide distribution. One particular YGD design that proved incredibly successful in the 90s through today is the Pacifica Series. The Pacifica brought to Yamaha artists like Michael Lee Firkins, Mike Stern, and Sheldon Reynolds.

The new millennium has already seen revolutionary technology found in the Silent Guitar and the RGXA2's A.I.R. construction and original designs found in the AES Series.

In 2005, Hal Leonard published a comprehensive book entitled The History of Yamaha Guitars, by Mark Kasulen and Matt Blackett, which chronicles the company's distinguished guitar-making traditions.

“This is definitely a momentous occasion, but it's only the beginning,” said Bryan Savage, Yamaha Guitars marketing manager. “I'm excited to see where the next 40 years will take us.”
For more information, visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

Yamaha N100 Nocturne Digital Grand Piano

The Yamaha N100 Nocturne Grand combines modern and elegant design with traditional piano-styling. It is a new standard of style and sound. The Graded Hammer Effect (GH) keyboard on the N100 offers an authentic playing experience.

In a complicated world where technology seems to overwhelm what used to be the simplest of tasks, the Nocturne Grand N-100 is an oasis of simplicity and pure piano pleasure. Contemporary and expressive, the Nocturne Grand features gorgeous, richly textured sound and a modern yet classic design that fully evoke the beauty and elegance of a concert grand piano.

Andy's Music Receives 1st Place Readers Choice Award

October 31, 2005 - Andy’s Music has once again been selected as the best music store in the Mobile Register’s 4th Annual Readers Choice Awards. This award has been presented each year since 2002, and Andy’s Music has won first place for four consecutive years.

“We’re extremely honored to be selected as Mobile’s favorite musical instrument dealer”, says Jim Andrews, store manager. “Having been selected once is quite an honor, but to be selected four years in a row is very special”.

The Mobile music scene includes several specialty music dealers, and a national guitar chain. Andrews says, “We appreciate the confidence shown in us by readers of the Mobile Register, and we’ll continue to strive for excellence in customer service. In today’s competitive marketplace, you can’t take anything for granted, especially your customers!”

Andy’s Music, established in 1977, is a full-line musical instrument dealer in Mobile, Alabama. Andy’s sells and services most major brands of musical instruments and products include guitars, drums, keyboards, pianos, pro audio, band and orchestra instruments, and sheet music.

Andy’s Music is one of the few music dealers in the U.S. to represent all three divisions of the Yamaha Corporation: Yamaha Pianos and Clavinovas, Yamaha Band and Orchestra Instruments, and Yamaha Combo products (Yamaha portable keyboards, pro audio, guitars and drums). Their website address is: http://www.andysmusiconline.com.

In the Readers Choice Awards, readers are asked to nominate their “favorites” in 137 categories. These categories are in the major areas of Shopping & Services, Entertainment, Sports, etc. Readers nominated businesses by completing a ballot published in the Mobile Register. The newspaper announces a winner and two finalists.

The Mobile Register's primary area of circulation is the Mobile MSA. The MSA is comprised of Mobile and Baldwin Counties and is home to 397,945 adults 18+. The Mobile MSA is Alabama's second largest metro area and consistently ranks among the top 100 out of 320 metro areas in the United States.

Daily, the Mobile Register is read by over 219,000 or 55% of all adults in the Mobile MSA. On Sunday, the readership increases to 69% or 273,000 adults. During an average week the Mobile Register reaches 324,000 or 81% of all adults in the Mobile MSA.